The 28-year-old royal is currently touring Africa on behalf of his charity, Sentebale, which benefits children living with HIV/AIDS and other illnesses. And during a gala Wednesday night in Johannesburg, South Africa, he said he hoped his late mother was looking down on him with pride.

Per The Daily Beast., the charity dinner celebrated the inauguration of plans to establish the Mamohato Centre for children. The facility is named after Lesotho's Queen Mamohato Bereng Seeiso, whose son, Prince Seeiso, cofounded Sentebale with Harry in 2006.

Harry is visiting Lesotho and South Africa as part of his charity tour. On Wednesday, he stopped by schools for deaf and blind children, where he put both his cooking and dancing skills to the test while meeting with the kids and learning about their needs.